The top returning rushers in the Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division from the 2015 high school football season. Teams are Carlisle, Dixie, Madison, Milton-Union, Northridge, Preble Shawnee and Waynesville.
Carlisle senior Ridge Reed and Milton-Union junior Zac Shields both surpassed 1,000 yards rushing last season. Reed led the entire SWBL in regular-season rushing and totaled 1,825 yards and 20 total touchdowns in 11 games. He also ran for 394 yards on 32 carries in a 57-36 Week 5 win at Northridge. Carlisle (6-5, 4-2), lost 41-0 to Brookville in a D-V playoff opener.
Shields was fifth overall among all SWBL rushers in the regular season, going for 1,049 yards in 192 carries, good for nine touchdowns. Milton-Union (6-5) was defeated by Greeneview 35-34 in the first round of the D-V playoffs.
Ridge Reed, sr., Carlisle: 212 carries for 1,825 yards (8.6 average); 20 total TD’s.
Zac Shields, jr., Milton-Union: 192-1,049 (5.5); 9 TD’s.
Ethan Arnett, sr., Dixie: 129-595 (4.6); 6 TD’s.
Nyles Anderson, sr., Preble Shawnee: 97-585 (6.0); 8 TD’s.
Luke Lovely, jr., Preble Shawnee: 85-526 (6.2); 6 total TD’s.
Derrick Skinner, sr., Northridge: 73-439 (6.0); 4 TD’s.
Clayton Washington, sr., Dixie: 82-429 (5.2); 3 TD’s.
Logan Bloom, jr., Waynesville: 128-423 (3.3); 6 TD’s.
Ryan Friend, sr., Madison: 46-396 (8.6); 3 TD’s.
Matt Hall, sr., Preble Shawnee: 51-368 (7.2); 4 TD’s.
Keaton Lucous, sr., Milton-Union: 68-311 (4.6); 2 TD’s.
Zayne Hart, sr., Carlisle: 48-269 (5.6); 4 TD’s.
Travis “Chili” Childers, sr., Northridge: 47-239 (5.1).
Eli Gibson, jr., Preble Shawnee: 30-219 (7.3); 1 TD.
A.J. Shockey, jr., Dixie: 48-213 (4.4); 3 total TD’s.
Adam Goodpaster, sr., Carlisle: 32-164 (5.1); 1 TD.
C.J. Clark, jr., Dixie: 42-162 (3.9); 1 TD.
D.J. Chambers, jr., Carlisle: 39-155 (4.0); 6 total TD’s.
Jake Moore, jr., Carlisle: 28-150 (5.4); 3 TD’s.
Tyler Baumgartner, jr., Madison: 26-140 (5.4); 2 TD’s.
Chase Thompson, jr., Preble Shawnee: 17-124 (7.3); 3 total TD’s.
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